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The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla
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SYNONYMS
eta śuni' —hearing this;  nāstika —atheistic;  loka —class of men;  upahāsa —joking;  kare —do;  keha bale —someone says;  īśvara —God;  dayālu —merciful;  āsiteha pāre —He is able to come.
TRANSLATION
Hearing the emphatic statement of the younger brāhmaṇa, some atheists in the meeting began to cut jokes. However, someone else said, “After all, the Lord is merciful, and if He likes, He can come.”
TEXT 87
তবে সেই ছোটবিপ্ৰ গেলা ব্ৰহ্মাবন । 
    দণ্ডবৎ কৰি’ কহে সব বিবৰণ ॥ ৮৭ ॥
tabe sei choṭa-vipra gelā vṛndāvana daṇḍavat kari’ kahe saba vivaraṇa
SYNONYMS
tabe —after this;  sei —that;  choṭa-vipra —young  brāhmaṇa ;  gelā —went;  vṛndāvana —to Vṛndāvana;  daṇḍavat-kari’ —after offering respects;  kahe —tells;  saba —all;  vivaraṇa —the description.
TRANSLATION
After the meeting, the young brāhmaṇa started for Vṛndāvana. Upon arriving there, he first offered his respectful obeisances to the Deity and then narrated everything in full detail.
TEXT 88
“ব্রহ্মণ্যদেব তুমি বড় দয়াময় । 
    দুই বিপ্রের ধর্ম রাখ হঞ্গ সদয় ॥ ৮৮ ॥
“brahmaṇya-deva tumi baḍa dayā-maya dui viprera dharma rākha hañā sadaya
SYNONYMS
brahmaṇya-deva —O Lord of brahminical culture;  tumi —You;  baḍa —very;  dayā-maya —merciful;  dui —two;  viprera —of  brāhmaṇas ;  dharma —the religious principles;  rākha —protect;  hañā —becoming;  sa-daya —merciful.